Year 6 Working systematically

problem

Round the Four Dice

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

This activity involves rounding four-digit numbers to the nearest thousand.

problem

Round the Three Dice

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

What happens when you round these three-digit numbers to the nearest 100?

problem

4 by 4 Mathdokus

Age

7 to 14

Challenge level

Can you use the clues to complete these 4 by 4 Mathematical Sudokus?

problem

The Moons of Vuvv

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

The planet of Vuvv has seven moons. Can you work out how long it is between each super-eclipse?

problem

First Connect Three

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

Add or subtract the two numbers on the spinners and try to complete a row of three. Are there some numbers that are good to aim for?

problem

Different Deductions

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

There are lots of different methods to find out what the shapes are worth - how many can you find?

problem

Round and round the circle

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

What happens if you join every second point on this circle? How about every third point? Try with different steps and see if you can predict what will happen.

problem

Making Cuboids

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

Let's say you can only use two different lengths - 2 units and 4 units. Using just these 2 lengths as the edges how many different cuboids can you make?

problem

Mystery Matrix

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

Can you fill in this table square? The numbers 2 -12 were used to generate it with just one number used twice.

problem

Factor Lines

Age

7 to 14

Challenge level

Arrange the four number cards on the grid, according to the rules, to make a diagonal, vertical or horizontal line.

problem

Factor-Multiple Chains

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

Can you see how these factor-multiple chains work? Find the chain which contains the smallest possible numbers. How about the largest possible numbers?